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2006-09-25 Iraq

Debka: Turkish / Iranian attack on Kurdish rebels in Iraq imminent

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Posted by RWV 2006-09-25 00:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I would think that the Iranian AF would not want to violate Iraqi air space currently,

Posted by Super Hose 2006-09-25 01:06|| 2006-09-25 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Turkey has already made significant military incursions into Iraqi Kurdistan. It wouldn't surprise me if they increased them using Lebanon as a justification.

OTH, Iranian forces entering Kurdistan would be a major miscalculation and would certainly result in an American response.

Posted by phil_b 2006-09-25 04:13|| 2006-09-25 04:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Brethless anticipation

Posted by gromgoru 2006-09-25 06:25|| 2006-09-25 06:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Some of these PKK are engaging in what most would call terrorist activity; that's probably why the US hasn't acted too upset about Turkish incursions so far. That, and the fact that our guys are kind of occupied with bigger problems down south in Baghdad etc. However if the Turks (or especially the Iranians) push too far I expect priorities might have to change.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-09-25 09:31|| 2006-09-25 09:31|| Front Page Top

#5 I think Turkey has behaved very foolishly since 2003. They should have made a deal with the US and the Kurds. They should have said Kurds move out of Kuridsh Turkey and in exchange the Turks support Kurdish conquest of any of the old Ottoman territories in Arabia (excepting Israel and perhaps Mecca and Medina).

With US airpower/troops and Turkish troops for the initial war and Kurdish troops for occupation and control it could have been doable and solved the bulk of middle-east problems in one go.

Kurds are hated by Arabs but they at least have both Shia and Sunni members so the fanatacism would not be religiously based. Kurds also tend to be more democratic and sane than their Arab neighbors.

Dividing the Ottoman Empire after WW1 was a mistake. The Turks should have called for a do-over.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-09-25 12:59|| 2006-09-25 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 go in without further ado and crush the Kurdish insurgents carrying out hit-and-run attacks in Iran in recent months.....

So does this mean that we can then go into Iran a crush the Mullahs who are carrying out hit-and-run attacks in Iraq in recent years?

You would think that Iran would not want to set that sort of precedent. But then they probably feel their allies (the MSM) would prevent any such action on our part.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-09-25 13:35|| 2006-09-25 13:35|| Front Page Top

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